Comments

Comment by Greytusks

The anti dispel portion is the most desirable effect. If you fight a non-dispel class alone or with no dispel support, you might save that one for last because it's only more damage, but unlike your other DoTs it has a casting time. If you fight somebody that can dispel or can get dispels from friends nearby, cast it first, it will act as a deterrent for them not wanting to dispel your other affliction effects!

Comment by Carighan

This is a fascinating ability. The 1.5s cast-time make it far from simple/easy to use, but it's additional damage in PvE and the anti-dispel component in PvP make it quite deadly.

It's a bit like a tactical nuke - it prevents the enemy from even trying. Granted, that might make Contagion seems a bit outdated, but believe me it's not. And I've seen UA completely devastate standoffs in AV :)

Comment by Shadowvoid

Pretty much a haha u cant dispell my dots and u will surely die button. Seriously though awsome spell not only for preventing dispelling dots but also for additional damage.

Comment by Mizzet

and as an additional note, if a rogue uses cloak of shadows to "remove" unstable affliction, it will not trigger since cloak of shadows "removes" it.

Comment by Darkfire07

I just got UA and i love it. It adds another DoTs that devistates

Comment by wowadict

is this spell worth it?id rather get master demonologist and demonic sacrifice as well as improved demon spells,can anyone tell me if im wrong?

Comment by wowadict

im thinking of getting this spell along with going into destruction,.is it a good build for pvp and pve?

Comment by Baalberith

Definitely getting this one, just adds an extra DPS, and with a drain tank, it shouldn't be too hard to apply when enemy is feared

Comment by Queggy

It's good to use in arena when fighting a team with a paladin on it. Just cast this on their teamate, and hope they don't notice it's a UA. If they are still spamming purge you just seriously damaged the main healer.

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Comment by trojanhilander

no u dont have to drop immolate that would be a waste of a dot all u have to do is chain them like this1. immolate2.UA3.amplify curse4.curse of agony5.corruption6. siphon life 7. watch as the enemy's health plummets downward lol

Comment by Fizzleboy

Comment by RedwoodElf

Note: As of the last patch, you CANNOT put this spell on a target after Immolate. You will get the "A more powerful spell is already on the target" error.

Comment by shadowandhunter

Does Unstable Affliction stack with Corruption and Curse of Agony? Stupid question maybe but I'd like to know.

Comment by Dumblenarf

A holy paladin can dispel this without being silenced or taking too much extra damage.Aura Mastery popped before dispelling means the paladin is immune to the silence and couple that with divine protection the damage is greatly reduced.Tried and tested on my relentless geared holy pala in 2v2 and in random Battlegrounds

Comment by archwarsong

I can't link Unstable Affliction in a forum with the "spell" tag.Its appearing to me "Spell "Unstable Affliction" not found."How to link this spell?Unstable Affliction << isnt working /cry

Comment by Ranguvar13

Seems to have been nerfed somewhere in 4.0.? to hit the dispeller for only a tick's worth of damage (versus an entire set of ticks worth).

Comment by murdershot21

Great, they're nerfing it in 4.0.6 so it silences for 4 seconds instead of 5, cause apparently it NEEDED a nerf?Especially when every caster and their grandma doesn't even feel the silence.

Comment by fhenrir91

They removed this spell in cataclysm =/ sad

Comment by wubs23

You have to cast this spell last to benefit from it, right?

as in, corruption, bane, curse, UA. Healer dispells, so UA does damage.and not in: UA, bane, curse, corruption. Healer dispells, (corruption since its the last 1) so UA doesnt do damage

Is that correct? otherwise it would be pretty OP..

Comment by doctorgray

Pretty much any dispel is random. This is why good Hunters will put Hunter's Mark on a trapped target if their is a friendly dispeller nearby. It's also why their Tranq shots, Mage Spellsteal's and other effects tend to hit and miss.

As far as this spell goes, it'll be worth dispelling sometimes, not worth dispelling others. Basically, a really good lock will make sure it's on a feared target so that there's a good chance you get a silence when the opposing healer attempts to dispel his dps teammate.

Comment by DjRedo

Im still trying to work out how to deal with this lurky spell as a Disc Priest.

I can't seem to find any info on the silence debuff. Any chance it has diminishing returns?Although the dmg from dispelling can be harsh, Im thinking it could be worth dispelling simply to lift some dmg off your dps. With a shield up and/or prayer of mending ticking, the cost of doing it might not be to bad..?

Comment by baracuda1337

The icon is actually a man screaming, never noticed until now :p

Comment by idhauntthat

"and as an additional note, if a rogue uses cloak of shadows to "remove" unstable affliction, it will not trigger since cloak of shadows "removes" it."

"not necessarily true, its just that they are resisting the backlash effect due to cloak's effect"

Actually, it's not "not necessarily true", it isn't true at all. Cloak of Shadows does remove UA like the first quote says, but because cloak also prevents subsequent *magic* effects, neither the *magic* dmg or *magic* silence actually affect the rogue; since they are considered magic effects, they both get resisted.